Bottle and stopper assembly



Nov. 5, 1935. F. E. A. w. BERGAUD' 2,020,095

. BOTTLE AND STOjPPER ASSEMBLY F iledseptplii, 1953 1 1 ATI RNEY Patented :Nov. 5,"

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE Paris, France Application September 13,1933, serial No. 689,201 1 8 Claims.

This invention relates to a novel bottle and stopper assembly wherein several objects are attained.

One object of my invention is to provide a removable and replaceable protective cap or collar for a bottle and stopper.

A second object is to provide such a cap having anopen top through which the top of the stopper may be seen, so thatin case the stopper is of lo the type shown and described in my U. S. Patent No. 1,918,243, the aesthetic appeal of such a stopper will not be hidden.

Another object is to provide suchacap which will itself enhance the attractiveness and: neatness of appearance of the bottle and stopper.

A further object of my invention is to provide a non-circular metallic cap for a glass bottleand stopper which may fit snugly o'n shoulders formed one on said bottle and one on said stopper, thereby preventing the. loosening or turning of. the stopper, and providing additional safety from spilling in case the bottle is accidentally overtumed.

Another object of my invention is to provide certain improvements in the form, construction; arrangement and materials of the several parts whereby the above named and other'objects may effectively be attained.

one form of my invention is shown in the ac- A companying drawing, in which:

' Fig. 1 represents a top plan view of my bottle and stopper assembly. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the bottle and stopper assembly, the parts being in the position they assume when the cover member is serving to retain the stopper in the bottle.

Fig. 3 is a partly sectional front elevation, the sectional portion being taken along the line 1II -III of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of my invention show I ing the cover member removed from its position on the. shoulders of the bottle and stopper.

Referring to the drawing, l designates a glass perfume bottle having on its top a raised square shoulder 2 from which arises the neck 3 of the bottle I. A square-headed stopper for the bottle isidenoted by; 4, and/is provided with a correspondingly shaped'sl'ioulder 5. A metalliccap or collar 6 is provided, square in cross section, and of a size just sufllclent tofit snugly over the shoulder 2 of-thebottle I and to frictionally enage said shoulder. its square and slightly convex top is cut away so as to leave only an in-" wardly projecting flange-portion "I on its upper side, said flange being of a. shape and size to engage snugly the shoulder 5 of the stopper 4. The

. cap 6 may desirably be made of a depth such that the flange I will engage the' shoulder 5 of the stopper 4 previous to the contact of the lower edge 5 of said cap 6 with the upper surface of the bottle adjacent'the shoulder 2.

It will be seen that the construction above described provides a bottle and stopper assembly including a protective cap or collar having an 10 open top wherethrough the top of the stopper itself may be'seen, and in which'assembly the cap is non-circular and fitted to engage two shoulders, one on thebottle, and one on the stopper, whereby the stopper is held snugly in place 15 and is not permitted to loosen or turn. An advantage resulting from the square cross sectional shape of the cap or collar is that it may be applied to the bottle and cap with equal facility in any of four positions. In cases where the turning of the stopper in the mouth of the bottle may not be objectionable, the cap or collar could be made circular in cross section and the shoulders with which it engages would then also be circular. The shoulder on the stopper and the flange engaging therewith need not always be the same shape as the shoulder on the bottle and the portion of the cap adapted to engage with said last, named shoulder, as will readily be understood;

and the materials referred .to in the foregoing description should be understood as examples only, and subject to such variations .as might be desired in each specific instance.

It is evident that various changes may be resorted to in the construction, form, materials, and arrangement 00f the several parts without departing from the-spirit and scope of my 'inv vention, and hence I do not, intend to be limited 1 to the particular embodiment herein shown and 0 described, but what I claim is:

1. A bottle and stopper assembly comprising, a bottle, a non-circular cover-receiving portion thereon, a stopper, a non-circular cover-receiv ing portion thereon, and an open-topped removable cap adapted to fit over said stopper and 'frlctionally to engage said first named cover-receiving portion. I f

2. .A bottle and stopper assembly comprising, a bottle, a shoulder thereon,-a stopper, a sh filder thereon, and an open-topped remove e cap. adapted to engag said two shoulders andpositively to lock sai {stopperagainst rotary movement relative to said bottle.

3. A bottle and stopper assembly comprising, a

10 bottle, a. shoulder thereon, a stopper, a shoulder stopper, 2, non-circular shoulder thereon, and an open-topped removable cap adapted to engage said shoulders.

4.. A bottle and stopper assembly comprising, a bottle, a non-circular shoulder thereon, a stopper, a shoulder of like shape thereon, and an open-topped removable cap of like shape in cross section adapted to engage said shoulders.

5. A bottle and stopper assembly comprising, a

thereon, a removable cap, and aninwardly projecting flange in the top of said cap, said cap being adapted frictionally-to engage said first named shoulder and to engage said second named shoulder.

6. A bottle and stopper assembly comprising, a bottle, a non-circular stopper, a non-circular shoulder thereon, a removable cap, and an inwardly projecting flange in the top of said cap, said cap being adapted frictionally to engage the shoulder on said bottle,

shoulder thereon, a-

and saidflang'e being adapted to engage the shoulder on said stopper.

shoulder on said stopper. 10

8. A bottle and stopper assembly comprising, a bottle having a neck, a square shoulder at the base of said neck, a square stopper having a square shoulder thereon, a removable cap, and

an inwardly projecting flange in the top of said 1 1 cap, said cap being square in its cross sectional form and being adapted to slide vertically into engagement with the shoulder on the bottle, and said flange being'adapted to engage the shoulder on said stopper. 20 

